Friday, August 5, 2011

Shocker: smoking gun evidence of TransCanada’s plans to use Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska to raise Midwest oil prices; Governor's mansion protest of Heineman's passive collusion; dozens of other pipeline protest events THIS WEEKEND

You were right if you doubted the prepostrous predictions about pipeline jobs and disingenuous insinuations about lower gas prices from the American Petroleum Institute ads all over Nebraska media or the parroted talking points by the API's Nebraska Congressional hand puppet, Rep. Lee Terry. Bold Nebraska just published a PDF which exposes how TransCanada plans to stick it to the Midwest with higher gas prices enabled by the extension to its brand new leaky pipeline, to be built through the Ogallala Aquifer. The excerpt below is from the PDF on the Bold Nebraska web site
From TransCanada Keystone Pipeline GP Ltd.,
Canadian application to build the Keystone
XL Pipeline:
Section 3: Supply and Markets
3.4.3 Crude Pricing Impact
Existing markets for Canadian heavy crude, principally PADD II [U.S. Midwest], are currently oversupplied, resulting in price discounting for Canadian heavy crude oil. Access to the USGC [U.S. Gulf Coast] via the Keystone XL Pipeline is expected to strengthen Canadian crude oil pricing in PADD II by removing this oversupply. This is expected to increase the price of heavy crude to the equivalent cost of imported crude. Similarly, if a surplus of light synthetic crude develops in PADD II, the Keystone XL Pipeline would provide an alternate market and therefore help to mitigate a price discount. The resultant increase in the price of heavy crude is estimated to provide an increase in annual revenue to the Canadian producing industry in 2013 of US $2 billion to US $3.9 billion.

Below is a list of events compiled by Bold Nebraska, which is sponsoring two. Go to Bold Nebraska's web site to access a flyer on pipeline and gas prices, and another flyer on pipeline issues and facts. If you see something on this list you want to attend, be sure to click on the original list compiled by Bold Nebraska for any changes.

1. 7/29-8/8, all day   Save the Sandhills
1624 South St. , Lincoln, 68502
Art exhibit at Meadowlark Coffee. Host: Adam Hintz

2. Aug 5, 8am-5pm   Wildflowers for Heineman
1445 K St, Lincoln, 68509
Drop-in visits to Gov. Heineman's office. During the day, activists are asked to drop by the Governor's office (and/or their legislator's office) with a vase of wildflowers (echinacea, black-eyed Susans, sunflowers, etc.) with a note attached that says something like "Please do not add oil" or "Cannot be grown in oil." Use your imaginations! (Thrift stores are a good source of inexpensive vases.) Let's give the governor something to sneeze at! Host: Christy Hargesheimer

3. Aug 5, 9-10am  A Read-IN at A Novel Idea
118. N 14th, Lincoln, 68508
Bring a book and coffee. We'll read together and educate ourselves about stopping the XLPipeline. A cat and Billy Holiday music provided.

4. Aug 5, 11am-1pm   Book Drive at Parrish Studios
1416 O St., 2nd floor, Lincoln, 68508
The ink spot gallery / 'for change' library will be open all weekend.
First friday gallery reception, Aug 5, 6-9pm
'For change library,' Aug 6 & 7, 10am-1pm
ALL donations / proceeds to the 'for change' book drive go to support boldnebraska.org initiatives against the pipeline.

5.Aug 5, 11am-1pm   Write, Right ON
351 N. 78th St., Omaha, 68114
Letter writing to Lee Terry, reading aloud and story telling at Annie's Café. Host: Shelly Clark.

6. Aug 5, 11am-9pm   Celebrating Nebraska's Sandhills and Water Resources
100 N 8th Street, Suite 150, Lincoln, 68508
On display: the photography of conservation photographer Michael Forsberg. The feature display will highlight Nebraska's Sandhills and water resources. Host: Sarah Brey

7. Aug 5, 5pm-midnight   Beer and Brats for Randy
801 10th St, Stanton, 68779
Beer and Brats for an unbelievably low price! At the Uptown Brewery, Stanton, Nebraska, a 30-year-old award-winning restaurant in Northeast Nebraska. 12 beers on tap! Come grab a bite and a brew, talk about the pipeline, and hear stories from landowners along the first Keystone pipeline route. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 5-7 from 5 p.m. to close!

8.Aug 5, 6:30-8pm   Grandmothers and Grandchildren Against the Pipeline party
3037 Sewell, Lincoln, 68502
We'll talk about the Keystone XL and how it threatens the Ogallala Aquifer. Enjoy Sandhill-themed cookies and native mint coolers! Host: Nancy Packard

9. Aug 5, 6-9pm   Book Drive at Parrish Studios
1416 O St., 2nd floor, Lincoln, 68508
The ink spot gallery / 'for change' library will be open all weekend.
First friday gallery reception, Aug 5, 6-9pm
'For change library,' Aug 6 & 7, 10am-1pm
ALL donations / proceeds to the 'for change' book drive go to support boldnebraska.org initiatives against the pipeline.

10. Aug 5, 7-9pm   Painters stand with Randy
719 P St. , Lincoln, 68508
A beautiful display of local art on First Friday at the Burkholder Project. Original Anne Burkholder Sandhills prints for sale ($125). All money will go to stop the XL Pipeline. Host: Grace Gandu

11. Aug 5, 7-9pm   Tugboat Artists Stand with Randy
116 N. 14th St, Lincoln, 68608
Pipeline prints from Nebraska artists Adam White and Justin Kemerling on sale.

12. Aug 5, 8:30pm   Bicyclists stand with Randy
1720 S 15th St, Lincoln, 68502
A bike ride from the Near South Community Bike Kitchen to the Governor's Mansion protest at 9pm. Host: Adam Hintz

13. Aug 5, 9-10pm   Shine a Light on Heineman
1425 H St., Lincoln, 68508
Meet at the Governor's Mansion with a flashlight. We'll shine our flashlights to show him we are watching and keeping him accountable on the pipeline. Host: Jane Kleeb

14. Aug 6, 11am-1pm   Book Drive at Parrish Studios
1416 O St., 2nd floor, Lincoln, 68508
The ink spot gallery / 'for change' library will be open all weekend.
First friday gallery reception, Aug 5, 6-9pm
'For change library,' Aug 6 & 7, 10am-1pm
ALL donations / proceeds to the 'for change' book drive go to support boldnebraska.org initiatives against the pipeline.

15. Aug 6, 2pm   Poets who stand with Randy
140 N 8th St., Lincoln, 68508
A collection of Nebraska's finest poets will read water haiku and other poems in honor of the Sand Hills and the Aquifer at Crescent Moon Coffee. Hosts: Jim and May Pipher

16. Aug 6, 2:30-6pm   Bands Against the Tar Sands
6056 Maple St., Omaha, 68104
Join us at the PS Collective (adjoining The Pizza Shoppe in Benson) for an event featuring music by various local bands (such as the Prairie Gators' fabulous Cajun Louisiana French rhythms) and smaller acts by other artists in between sets (think poetry, drama, whatever we can come up with). Host: Jane Wilson
Suggested Donation: $5

17. Aug 6, 4pm   Water Play
7521 Nemaha St., Lincoln, 68506
Play in the water in my backyard, build your own aquifer, enjoy snacks and beverages...and learn why what you can do to protect the Sand Hills of Nebraska. Host: Mary Jane Bruce

18. Aug 6, 5pm-midnight   Beer and Brats for Randy
801 10th St, Stanton, 68779
Beer and Brats for an unbelievably low price! At the Uptown Brewery, Stanton, Nebraska, a 30-year-old award-winning restaurant in Northeast Nebraska. 12 beers on tap! Come grab a bite and a brew, talk about the pipeline, and hear stories from landowners along the first Keystone pipeline route. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 5-7 from 5 p.m. to close!

19. Aug 6, 7pm   "Dirty Oil" screening at Meadowlark
1624 South Street, Lincoln, 68502
We will be screening the documentary "Dirty Oil", a film about Tar Sands Production. The movie starts at 7pm at Meadowlark Coffee & Espresso. Host: Adam Hintz

20.Aug 6, 7-10pm   Piping Up For Randy
302 S 38th St, Omaha, 68131
Nebraska Voices is holding a poetry and essay reading for Piping Up against the TransCanada pipeline. Space for the event has kindly been donated by McFoster's Natural Kind Cafe. (Parking across the street to the East has been approved.)
Writers and poets, will share their work.
Please watch our website, NebraskaVoices.com (which is currently under construction) for details. Host: Erin Arellano

21. Aug 7, 11am-1pm   The Brunch Bunch Stand With Randy!
2616 N. 125th Ave., Omaha, 68164
Friends, neighbors, relatives, hitchhikers, window salespeople, (basically, anyone who happens along) are welcome to join us for brunch at the Clark-Geiser deck/backyard to celebrate being Nebraskan and standing up for protecting the resources we are so lucky to have. We Stand With Randy! P.S. If you want to eat, please RSVP, so we will have a buncha brunch and plenty for all. Host: Shelly Geiser

22. Aug 7, 2pm   An Enemy of the People
3901 N. 27th, Lincoln, 68521
This will be a dramatic reading of Henrik Iben's famous play about a physician who, in attempting to rid his town of contaminated water, instead is labeled An Enemy of the People. We will read select scenes, and hope to have discussion afterward. Host: Pippa White

23. Aug 7, 2pm-5pm   Rural writers stand with Randy
801 East Benjamin Ave, Norfolk, 68701
Poetry and writers from people around Norfolk. Host: Neil Harrison

24. Aug 7, 4-5:30pm   Nonviolent Direct Action Workshop
701 P Street #102, Lincoln, 68508
Tired of rallies and marches? Come down to Indigo Bridge Books for a flash workshop in nonviolent direct action. Learn how to become more effective as an activist by picking up useful models of strategy and brainstorming with fellow Nebraskans. THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR EVERYONE INTERESTED IN CHANGE- whether you've spent three days in a tree halting coal mining or you want to start by learning what nonviolent direct action even is. There's a good chance food will be involved... Host: Alexa Ross

25. Aug 7, 4-8pm   Africans Stand with Randy
29th and A, Lincoln, 68502
Antelope Park rally with Sudanese singers, African music and two dance groups. Host: Mohamed Jalloh

26. Aug 7, 4-10pm   Duggan's Pub – Lincoln Musicians Stand With Randy
11th & K St, Lincoln, 68502
FREE SHOW featuring: Kickin' Back, The Hundred Miles, The Jerry Pranksters, The Tijuana Gigolos, Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival, and Shaun Sparks and the Wounded Animals. Host: Marty Steinhausen

27. Aug 7, 5pm-midnight   Beer and Brats for Randy
801 10th St, Stanton, 68779
Beer and Brats for an unbelievably low price! At the Uptown Brewery, Stanton, Nebraska, a 30-year-old award-winning restaurant in Northeast Nebraska. 12 beers on tap! Come grab a bite and a brew, talk about the pipeline, and hear stories from landowners along the first Keystone pipeline route. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 5-7 from 5 p.m. to close!

28. Aug 7, 6-9pm   Lincoln Musicians Stand With Randy
136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, 68508
This will be a concert at the Zoo Bar featuring Lincoln musical acts Manny Coon, Dr. John Walker, and The Amalgamators. Live music, perhaps a little poetry, and maybe even an appearance by Randy himself! Host: Ben Gotschall

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